27200-27202
CORPORATIONS CODE
SECTION 27200-27202
27200. Every individual who solicits, receives, collects, or contracts for the payment of, any contributions, fees, funds, or compensation of any kind, in violation of this division, is civilly liable for the return of the full amount of that contribution, fee, or fund, together with reasonable attorney's fees. This liability is both joint and several. 27201. No action shall be maintained to enforce any liability created under Section 27200 unless brought before the expiration of two years after the violation upon which it is based or the expiration of one year after the discovery by the plaintiff of the facts constituting the violation, whichever shall first expire. 27202. Every individual who willfully violates Section 27101 is guilty of a public offense punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), or by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three, or four years, or by both fine and imprisonment.